Just to start something i thought would be cool…
You know you have a 240sx if…
- you own a foam spoiler
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- you own a foam spoiler
- ka24(d)e thin body parts that dent so easily faded windshield wiper switch cigarette lighter that pops out power windows that stop working odometer that gets stuck leaky bushings uneven camber rear defroster that doesnt work clunky steering overheating blown speakers faded seatbelts faded temperature control automatic seatbelts great interior fabric schemes shitty brakes great way of changing headlight bulbs trunk fabric walls that break off dropping a strut bar nut in the rear brake lights burn out leaky injectors leaky windows strange creaking noises awesome moonroof brittle interior cloth leaky injectors spot on the armrest that rubs away power antenna not working nasty shift boot that falls apart people capacity: 2 people and a midget with no legs wonderful black tape that wraps around the body no cup holders bad timing chain guides driver’s side rear lean siezed transmission drain/filler plugs (all information diligently stolen from benson hsu)
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1.Theres a pool of coolant under your car.
2. You can see yellow sponge poking from your drivers side left side support.
3. You’re cigarette lighter has popped out.
4. You burn 4 quarts of oil in a month.
5. You dump the clutch in the middle of a turn to kick out the back.
6. Your motor cost more then your car.
7. In some cases, the outfit you’re wearing cost more then your car.
8. You dream about a new paint job.
9. You take off ramps at 65mph
10. You spend hours a day on a Nissan board.
11. You feel nostalgic when you see a 300z on the road, in a “younger-brother” kind of way.
12. Driving in 105 degree weather with 100% humidity with no air conditioning no longer bothers you.
13. mastered the “drink between the thighs” technique, or “shifting with one hand, holding drink with other… who the hell is steering” technique.
14 – 16 by Sil-Abc
14. you take out the ash try and use it as a cup holder
15. that rectangular black cover above ur ash try and next to the cigerette lighter is missing
16. your driving and u hear a rattle because something is loose
17 by GladHatter
17. S14 owners wish they were you
18-19 by djkapone1 and rco 8786
18) Timing chain rattle no longer bothers you.
19) You are often stuck in other people’s cars b/c you forget to take your seat belt off.
20 by Trppn37
20) ahhh dont forget rust and for pple with the spoiler…rust under the spoiler!!
21 by phast
21) …you actually know what an S13 is and why people refer to it as an S13.
…you’ve contemplated such engine setups as : SR20DET
CA18DET
RB20DET
RB25DET
KA24DET
RB26DET w/ RB25DET Transmission.
22 by warpig2003
22) youve been asked 100 times if you have the sr20 (or silvia engine) or if your gonna swap it in.
23-29 by phast (again, lol)
23) if you understand what “pignose” means and what year it was used on the S13.
24) if you consider your car a 2 seater due to the lack of any room in the back seat.
25) if you know what Super Hicas.
26) if you understand why someone would spend $400 on something called “Kouki tail lights”
27) If you’ve ever contemplated naming your first born daughter “Silvia”.
28) if you’ve grown to love pop up headlights.
29) if the S13 you own now came with a blown engine when you boght it—and that’s the main reason you bought it.
30-32 by Negreac
30) you’ve contemplated painting your car rattle can flat black many a time
31) you hate front wheel drive
32) (Fastback only)… your car has been mistaken for a probe more times than you can remember
33-36 by warpig2003
33) you feel embarrassed when u do a burnout cause theres only one mark
34) you hate 4 lug on rwd cause of offsets
35) your car has been mistakin for a front wheel drive
36) you dont mind dents and dings cause it gives you the “drifter” look.
37-38 by westboroughpimp
37) unsuspecting civic drivers have crashed trying to follow you onto an onramp
Someone warn all civic drivers about this guy!!
38) you can’t wait till your KA blows as an excuse for an engine swap.
39-42 by thieu
39) you fear driving in the rain
40) you think you’re a badass in your $2K car
41) you’re happy of the fact that your S13 didn’t come with any options because it’s lighter
42) get yelled at by your girlfriend because you spend too much time on your car
43-44 by overcast
43) (if you drive a coupe) when people mistake your car for a prelude…
44) haha and yes i’m terrified to drive in the rain, especially on/offramps
45 by warpig2003
45) youve been asked 100 times if you have the sr20 (or silvia engine) or if your gonna swap it in.
(almost missed that one)
46 by Vash
46) Your girlfriend thinks your car smells funny! And she refuses to ride in it in hot days… 'Cuz you know your A/C aint workin!
47-53 by mn240sx
47) You’ve mastered the pushing your left thigh slightly towards the door to hold your supersized Coke.
48) Everyone who sits in the passenger seat gets told, grab the door, don’t stick your hands in the seatbelt groove (fastback only).
49) You fly your way around a sweet corner, and notice you’ve only varied your speed by 5-6 mph.
50) You actually know the part number for those silly struts for the hatch (fb only obviously).
51) You’ve actually laid in bed at night and though, “three doors, three different keys?!? WTF?”
52) Throttle steer is an intimate friend, and you try to make her aquaintance every chance you can.
53) You know you can find at least a couple quarters that have fallen into that stupid rectangle of plastic above the ash tray.
54 by boro240
54) …youre too cheap to buy quality parts.
55 by trppen37
55) how about busted T/C Rod Bushings… when you see tar like stuff around the t/c rod…
56 by mirage
56) You find yourself saying phrases like “It’s JDM Yo!”
57-58 by westboroughpimp
57) you wish you had a racing seat as your left knee presses into the door panel to keep you upright around right handers
58) making people in datsun 280z’s roll their cars trying to follow you…sorry raphael get well soon.
59 by rco8786
59) If your passenger’s instinctively know to put the lap belt on whenever you’re driving.
60-64 by cdlong
60) you’d rather have plain black door panels with holes in it than that nasty tweed.
61) you keep napkins in you center consle to clean the seat belt grease off your thumb
62) you’ve answered “sort of” to the question “do you have a back seat?”
63) your passengers scream for their lives when the rear end kicks out and you just smile.
64) parts guys know you by name but still haven’t figured out what year and model your car is. they only know it’s some kind of nissan or infinity.
65-72 by Nathan_k
65) …Your A/c only works at night.
66) …You have 34 missing screws through out the car
67) …Driving a car that dosent pull to the right feels funny.
68) …You paid cash for your car.
69) …Your left front speaker has a short
70) …People ask , Um is this a Honda?
71) …Honda drivers think your a v6 cause you beat them so bad.
72) …You fear rain water will get in your PVC pipe ram air.
73-77 by fiznat
73) -people know EXACTLY where the “oh shit bar” is in your car, they already made that mistake once and that was the LAST time
74) -you never have to drive your friends around when you all go out cause nobody wants to get stuck in the back seat
75) -you always forget to put the hatch cover thing on when you’re done working on your car, and you drive around for days till you notice it’s gone and then you put it back on
76) -people dont understand how you feel about your s13. they ask you why when you spend so much time with it or bring it up often in conversation. you’re glad they dont understand, they dont deserve a s13!
77) -you have a love/hate relationship with s14s, and you crane your neck to look at em when you see them… when you see other s13s though, you shake your head and wonder why that person doesn’t know what he has.
78-83 by wanabe240esx
78) your driving ability gets questioned when driving in rain because your little brother says " mom doesn’t do that in HER car"
79) you don’t buy drinks w/o a screw-on cap
80) ppl think your headlights are broken because you set them in sleepy eye position
81) ppl say “light em up”, and you explain that only certain models namely the SUper hicas and a rare SE model came with vlsd, then they give up and lookat the next car rolling through
82) you tailgate porsches through exit/entrance ramps
83) you make a cute girly squeel sound every time you apply the clutch
84 by firewall
84) but you forgot you try to find good deals on tires cus you trash a set every few months or weeks
85 by STARBUCKS
85) … you haven’t drivin your car in weeks because you don’t have insurance and you know you will do sumthin stupid.
86-87 by lazy_flip
86) …when you see someone who has that sunroof cover thingy and are amazed and think its a luxury item
87) …youre even more amazed when you find out they still have the little leather bag you put it in
88 by Sid3ways S13
88) …when you are running out the door in a hurry and remember, “damnit, this thing isn’t moving for another 3-5 minutes before it gets warm.” You turn the car on and sit and sit
89 by firewall
89) Also your driver side seat has a big rip in it and you dont care
90-93 by Dr.Evil
90) (Hatches) You’ve mastered the art of sorting through your trunk with one hand, holding the hatch up with the other. Or you’ve mastered the art of holding up the hatch with your head…
91) 114.3x4 is the ONLY number you care about.
92) You’ve gotten used to your friends in civics gawking when you tell them it’s a 2.4 liter.
93) What used to be Braking REALLY EARLY is now normal.
94-95 by Hookedup240
94) You know you own a s13 when you have back pains for the rest of the day after driving for 10 mins.
95) You own a s13 when someone asks for a ride and you say you only have a 2 seater.
96 by Westboroughpimp
96) When you put KYB shocks and ground control springs on your pogo stick.??? i dunnoi thought that was kinda funny it’s 3am
97-103 by SLIDE OR DIE
97) …you get yourself in trouble cause your girlfriend say " do I make you happy " and you unconseslly answer, “Ill be happy once my car works”!
98) …learn to live without a radio(Friends hate it) because you like to listen to your car and fixing or modding other things are priority
99) …you find yourself pulling the seatbelt tighter to lock so the drift wont affect you as much
100) …dread putting luggage in your trunk because It turns into a 2 hour Tetris match with you car!
101) …ppl argue with you because you tell them it a 2 seater and they still insist on in sit in the backseat or they say things like “if you don’t want me to ride with U tell me”.
102) …find yourself dancing and other ppl looking at you funny when you explain foot work on how to drift
103) …you find yourself staring at empty parking lots daydreaming about practicing drifting in it
104 by sleepyRPS13
104) -if your antena doesnt work…it never stays up, keeps droppin down when you hit a bump or never at all.
105-111 by Negreac
105) Your nose color doesn’t match your body color
106) You have to use a key to open the hatch
107) You’ve spent just as much on your suspension as you have on your drivtrain
108) You’d rather have an R32 than an R33 or R34
109) You say you have a Sentra every time you go to the local auto parts store for engine parts (SR guys)
110) You know what sleepy eyes are
111) You despise those using NAWWSSS, unless it’s to spool a monster turbo
112-113 by ghostchild316
112) …when one 18in. ADVAN rim is worth more than your car(at least mine)
113) Same goes for ONE BRIDE seat…
114 by 240SXAddict
114) -one nickname for your car is frankenstien considering its made up of parts from 10 or more different cars, and those 10 or more cars vary in year and model (240/180/silvia/skyline/etc.), not to mention all the aftermarket parts
115 by SilentSlide
115) dream about sr rb swaps constantly
116 by D1GP
116) You know you own an s13 when… you can relate to this thread!
117 by SlickRick
117) You chase down the ice cream man with your ash tray in hand…
118 by rco8786
118) You spend most of your visits to the chiropractor explaing him spring rate.
119 by D1GP
119) You know you own an s13 when… you can spot it in any parking lot becuz it’s probably the only 240sx around for another 100 miles.
120 by S14Silvia
120) And of course: With a USDM s13 if you open the door with your head out the window you almost get choked to death LOL
121 by jtvr4
121) “your automatic is weaker then your stock rods look”
122 by phrozen
122) when your paint cracks in a odd way on the front and back bumper, Seems to happen on alot of older nissans
123-124 by dbhittin
123) i go threw oil like nothin, but have no clue where its goes
124) Lifters are tappin like crazy, but u just dont care anymore
125-126 by slicknissan
125) You cant open your hatch with the key and the hatch\gas door handle doesnt work because the cables are old So you stick anything under the handle to open the hatch and you lodge something over the top of the handle to keep it pushed down why you run around the car to dislodge the gas door with a key or other foreign object and open the back hatch up! I love it.
126) O ya and when your at the mall or at walmart and you lock up your car and walk about 15 feet turn around and just give it one more glance. sniff sniff its a bueatiful thing i tell ya!
127-130 by c32c7
127) when your coilovers cost more than the car.
128) when you need an alarm cuz one or all of your key slots are broke.
129) your trunk/hatch release inside the car doesn’t work
130) when 6months worth of tires cost more than your car.
131-134 byDRFTKING
131) …when the center console cover has a crack down the middle
132) …you spend hours on e-bay
133) …you can relate to more than 5 things on this thread
134) ……YOU LOVE YOUR S13
135-136 by project240drift
135) you know you own an s13 when you wonder why the hell is there a big hump under the drivers seat?
136) when you have replaced tension rods and control arms from crashing into a curb drifting
137-140 by dori-san
137) …you have about 1500 bucks saved up and you would rather get some coilovers than use some of that money to fix the rust holes in your hatch, besides, that duct tape is holding up fine anyway. (once I get some money I’ll do an upgrade before I fix the holes anyway!)
138) …you learn the art of patience when working on your car because you’re waiting for people to reply to your thread suggesting what to do about your problem. (please post there if you can help me!)
139) …you learn the art of patience when working on your car because you don’t have the cash to fix what you need to any time soon.
140) …your hatch doesn’t close because the latch is messed up, or missing cause you’re waiting to replace it, and for now you just have a strap holding the hatch closed. (sort of in relation to the last one, maybe its just me. I have had a strap holding it down for over a week now.)
141-147 by nopwrsldr180
141) …Some girls think your wheels are really dirty
142) …It gets mistaken for a probe or a saturn my the same kind of retards that think your wheels are dirty.
143) …people push on your headlights
144) …That even if it is a little scary in the rain you do it anyways becuase u know drifting is easier.
145) …that when u put the car in nuetral to slow down your eyes become fixed on the tach and u pray it doesnt die
145) …And finnaly, it doesnt take much to turn the $800 beater into something people can like.
146) … IF YOU NEVER WANT TO SELL YOUR S13
147) …If you have named her
148-155 by xchaosx
148) -if your spare tire well turns into a small pond during rainy season (fb only)
149) -you’ve thought about cutting the stupid tow hook off to save your exhaust from getting jacked up.
150) -When someone types “so what’s the diff. anyway?” to shorten difference, you immediately think of kaaz, tomei, nismo, etc.
151) -there is always something rattling
152) -you’re a member of 4 different forums just so you have many sources for information regarding that rattle
153) -if your check engine light plays peek-a-boo with you
154) -if you’ve owned or thought about owning fc at one time in your life
155) -you wish you had HUD, then realize that none of them ever work
156 by loki
156) …turn the music off when its raining or put on intial D soundtrack
157 by enan
157) you never close your pop ups cause one or both of the motors have stopped working
158 by giantkiller
158) … you depise people who come on here and ask about the car they don’t own, then realize your project doesn’t run yet so your really not any better… and that makes you go work on your car more…
159 by 240sxguy72
159) …you feel lucky when you actually have a HUD that works all the time.
160-163 by rexbo
160) … you don’t worry about people stealing it even tho its the fastest car in the parking lot.
161) … people get worried when your rear brakes creak when you go into reverse.
162) … sun damage is your anti-theft
163) … there is a “nissan” button on the climate control and you actually have the urge to push it
164-166 by TonysS13
164) when ur oem wing looks like a boggie board lol
165) when u put ur soda between the side of ur seat and the middle console
166) when u take ur ash tray totally out n use it for ur soda
167-175 by raen419
167) …when you buy the car knowing you’re going to wreck it (via drift ofcourse)…I’m guilty of it
168) …when your dad is convinced his (stock) 93 prelude would win on any road, straight or curvy.
169) …when you see a pink car, and your only thought is “Yashio Factory”, not Mary Kay.
170) …when you buy the car with the intent of removing the spoiler, and gutting the interior.
171) …when you know no one in America makes Euro tails for it.
172) …when your interior doesn’t match.
173) …when the cleanest part of your car is the engine bay.
174) …when you thought Nissan was idiotic for not having a cover for the moon roof, only to find out they make one, it’s just more rare than the Holy Grail.
175) …when you see someone elses car on here and think, “Damn, my car has that exact paint job, even the fades.”
176-180 by Nackers
176) “Your girlfriend thinks your car smells funny! "
177) “People ask if your going to put a Silvia motor in”
178) “Rust on the trunk lid”
179) … when you forget to hold the handle up to lock the door.
180) … when people are in a sort of shock when you tell them you have HUD.
181 by Spidey
181) Let me try: If when you first bought the car you hit your head atleast twice on the automatic sliding seat belt conector while getting in or out of the car. (typing this brought back the little joust of pain to my mind.)
182 by Nathan_K
182) …when you use engine codes as internet passwords.
183 by derux
183) …when driving you keep adjusting the window so it stops whistling or creaking
184 by project240drift
184) …when you cut your hands on the automatic seatbelt panels entering your car. those things have some shapr edges!
185-193 by Hat1324
185) you found the secret shifter, because the leather was to worn and pissed you off.
186) you found out you can hit the lights really quick and get the car to “wink”.
187) You notice the Hud counts mostly in odds.
188) every time you see a NA Z32 or a J30, you hope the dude recks so you can steal parts.
189) you see ^^^ in the parking lot of your apartment… and as you walk in, your thinking how long it would take to remove the diff. Then think. bahh not worth it.or maybe…
190) you notice when the batteries die, the car still works the automatic seatbelts.
191) the timing chain cover broke off. and for ever you swore you broke a lifter… or threw a rod. but kept driving.
192) the first week you got the car, yo removed all sorts of weird crap from the engine bay, that to this day you dont know its exact purpose.
193) you want to take the nissan button and make it NAWWWSSSS
194 by Dark-Hawk
194) When your Hatchback has been mistaken for a probe with a body kit and new rear lights
195 by jasonharrod
195) When you can drive through downtown and school zones without shifting out of 5th.
196-197 by DarkGrey240
196) When your hatch will NOT stop rattling.
197) When the SOHC motor goes tick tick tick(which annoyes the shit out of me).
198 by rco8786
198) when your car needs new balljoints and sway linkages and is terribly out of alignment. but instead of getting it fixed you blow every paycheck on parts to turbo.
199) u get out of ur car when it gets dark to plug ur headlight motors back in so u can see where ur going!!!
200. you own a foam spoiler
201. ka24(d)e thin body parts that dent so easily faded windshield wiper switch cigarette lighter that pops out power windows that stop working odometer that gets stuck leaky bushings uneven camber rear defroster that doesnt work clunky steering overheating blown speakers faded seatbelts faded temperature control automatic seatbelts great interior fabric schemes shitty brakes great way of changing headlight bulbs trunk fabric walls that break off dropping a strut bar nut in the rear brake lights burn out leaky injectors leaky windows strange creaking noises awesome moonroof brittle interior cloth leaky injectors spot on the armrest that rubs away power antenna not working nasty shift boot that falls apart people capacity: 2 people and a midget with no legs wonderful black tape that wraps around the body no cup holders bad timing chain guides driver’s side rear lean siezed transmission drain/filler plugs (all information diligently stolen from benson hsu)
all stolen from another forum and you guys
…i am not reading all of that, but i did contemplate naming my first daughter silvia, lol.
holy smokes that a lot of reading.
240sxforums much?
I’ll slap you for posting that long list.
I’ll counter with “you know you’re a member of son when”
-You’ve lowballed someone.
-You’ve lowballed someone.
-You’ve lowballed someone.
-You’ve asked for pictures of something that is being given away for free.
-You’ve lowballed someone when they were giving something away for free.
-When you look for wheels on Zilvia, you use the search string “minor curb rash”
-When you know that if you want more than 500 bucks for your car, you can forget about trying to sell it on SON.
-You’ve lowballed someone asking for only 500 bucks for their car.
-You’ve been lowballed by others.
-You seriously considering spending large amounts of time and money to force wheels to fit on your car by rolling & pulling your fenders, and running lots of negative camber.
-You’ve bitched about your thread getting locked.
-You don’t own a 240SX.
-You’ve cussed out atleast one n00b.
-You’ve lowballed someone :lol:
Anyone care to add?
no additional comments, that sounds about right 
just like that tv commercial. touche.
you know when you have a 240sx when…YOU HAVE ONE ON UR DRIVEWAY.
damn chris, that was a lot of reading. you musta been real bored at work to type all that or c&p it.
fine, for those who don’t want to read through it… i’ll post my favourites here:
- You chase down the ice cream man with your ash tray in hand…
- You cant open your hatch with the key and the hatch\gas door handle doesnt work because the cables are old So you stick anything under the handle to open the hatch and you lodge something over the top of the handle to keep it pushed down why you run around the car to dislodge the gas door with a key or other foreign object and open the back hatch up! I love it.
- …that when u put the car in nuetral to slow down your eyes become fixed on the tach and u pray it doesnt die
- -When someone types “so what’s the diff. anyway?” to shorten difference, you immediately think of kaaz, tomei, nismo, etc.
- … there is a “nissan” button on the climate control and you actually have the urge to push it
- you found the secret shifter, because the leather was to worn and pissed you off.
I’m guilty of all of these
:o
- … there is a “nissan” button on the climate control and you actually have the urge to push it
thats my favorite, i hate that poser-button
You know you have a 240sx if…
Your here reading all this crap :lol:
Heh, my Nissan button is actually gone, that’s where my alarm LED is installed, and I never knew that this button even existed till I rode in someone else’s car.
my favorite ones
- You take off ramps at 65mph
- Driving in 105 degree weather with 100% humidity with no air conditioning no longer bothers you.
1Cool Timing chain rattle no longer bothers you.
- …you actually know what an S13 is and why people refer to it as an S13.
…you’ve contemplated such engine setups as : SR20DET
CA18DET
RB20DET
RB25DET
KA24DET
RB26DET w/ RB25DET Transmission. - If you’ve ever contemplated naming your first born daughter “Silvia”.
- you dont mind dents and dings cause it gives you the “drifter” look.
- you think you’re a badass in your $2K car
- You’ve actually laid in bed at night and though, “three doors, three different keys?!? WTF?”
- …youre too cheap to buy quality parts.
6Cool …You paid cash for your car. - you don’t buy drinks w/o a screw-on cap
- ppl think your headlights are broken because you set them in sleepy eye position
- …when you see someone who has that sunroof cover thingy and are amazed and think its a luxury item
- 114.3x4 is the ONLY number you care about.
- …you find yourself staring at empty parking lots daydreaming about practicing drifting in it
- Your nose color doesn’t match your body color
- -one nickname for your car is frankenstien considering its made up of parts from 10 or more different cars,
- You chase down the ice cream man with your ash tray in hand…
- -if your spare tire well turns into a small pond during rainy season (fb only)
- -there is always something rattling
- …when you see a pink car, and your only thought is “Yashio Factory”
You’ve learned to weld simply to fix your subframe rails.
- …that when u put the car in nuetral to slow down your eyes become fixed on the tach and u pray it doesnt die
^^ omg so true
You know you have to much time on your hands when…
… your car is held together by zip-ties.
- …when you see someone who has that sunroof cover thingy and are amazed and think its a luxury item
- …youre even more amazed when you find out they still have the little leather bag you put it in
a friend of mine gave me one of those sunroof thingy, but i don use it and left it in my toolbox at work… cuz the color don match and i like brighter interior…
and i also have that leather bag as well, it’s there when i got the car, also have that strip thingy, but i’ve used it for smth else…
after seeing the whole damn thing chris posted( yes i’m bored and i think its funny) i felt very lucky…
atleast my thingy that pops the hatch and gas lid still works, my hatch still hold itself up(very strong!!!)
my head light still pops up and down(sleepy too)
mine is REALLY a 2 seater…
oyea last but not least…
MY AC STILL WORKS!!!
converted to R134a and fully charged!!!
is great to have odp licence…
u would said smth like the money u’ve spent today can get u 1/4 of a (instead engine name here eg. SR, RB, CA…)instead of saying u’ve spend over 500 bucks…